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As COO at Avail-TVN, Jon is responsible for customer experience from presales engineering and architectural design for deliver to day to day quality of service inclusive of operations and engineering. Jon brings 15 years of experience in the satellite, media and entertainment, and telecommunications industries, with an emphasis on building competitive and profitable business units. Prior to founding Avail-TVN, Jon was president of the Media & Entertainment business unit from 2002 to 2006 at Intelsat in Washington, D.C., where he was responsible for more than $200 million in annual revenue. At Intelsat, Jon headed all commercial relationships with world-class programmers and broadcasters, including ABC, CBS, Fox, Disney, GlobeCast, NBA, BT, NHK, Time Warner, Viacom, HD Net, ESPN, Televisa, Middle East Broadcasting, and Zee TV. Prior to his tenure at Intelsat, Jon headed the global and commercial sales unit for BT Broadcast Services, where he managed a 295 million British Pound revenue budget and serviced key media clientele, including BBC, ITN, ITV, and NTL. Jon has also held management and sales positions at ICG and IDB Communications, as well as Hughes Television Network.

Jon received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Bucknell University. He has served on the Board of the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) and the Satcon Trade Show. Jon was listed in The Euro 50 "Leaders in Broadband & Pay TV" for 2003 and was elected Teleport Executive of the Year by the World Teleport Association in 2002.